live look of san jose. the entire city celebrating the g-men on the road to advance in the postseason. we'll tell you all about that coming up on this friday, yes, friday, october 12th. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning, everybody. 5:00 straight up. thank you for joining us, i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. we will talk about the vice presidential debate in just a little bit. >> first off, we are following breaking news out of san jose. an early morning house fire sends two people to the hospital. that two-alarm blaze broke out at a house on carlton avenue. that is near union avenue and close to los gatos memorial park. that is where bob redell is live right now. he has just arrived on the scene. bob, what's the latest? what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. the married couple that lives in

this home is in the hospital being treated for burns. they were walking and talking, indicating to the fire department that their injuries are not life-threatening. you can see this fire is still not out. it's been burning for an hour. every time there seems to be a knockdown, you have this happening where another part of the house starts to flare back up. part of the challenge for the firefighters, there's two. one, there's live ammunition inside so they have had to keep their distance because that stuff obviously can explode. it's more of an eye issue, not necessarily a bullet firing from a gun but a popping like a large firecracker. that ladder has been trying to angle its water past these power lines. of course it can't shoot into the power lines so that's also an issue. the past few moments pg&e climbed that pole and might have disabled those lines which might

indicate they might get a better attack on this fire. for the most part because of the live ammo, the fire department has been assuming a defensive posture. they told us at one point this house is on the verge of collapse. there's a vehicle in the back that was on fire. apparently atoerdiccording to a neighbor the fire started ot right side of the house and swept to the left side. it's not clear what started this fire. another issue is keeping this fire from spreading. it did start to burn towards the house on the right and house on the back but by all indications, it looks like they have been very successful in keeping it contained to just this one location. again, it's a two-alarm fire at this house on carlton avenue. the man and wife who live here are in the hospital but their injuries are not life-threatening. bob redell, "today in the bay." more breaking news that we're following, also in san jose, where a night out turned deadly. police say a man was shot and killed on rogers avenue near the

a 80/101 interchange early this morning. christie smith is at the scene and joins us live with the latest on this investigation. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. we have seen homicide investigators going in and out for a couple of hours now but we haven't seen them taking any bags of evidence with them. rogers avenue is closed at brokaw after a man was shot and killed here. i spoke briefly with one officer on scene who said this businesses is called aloe bar tucked in with warehouses in an industrial area. it was around 1:46 this morning, san jose police received a 911 call of a person shot on the 1700 block of rogers avenue. this is in north san jose. first officers on scene found a man down, shot at least once. then about 15 minutes later he was pronounced dead at the scene. the victim has not been identified yet and at least one

suspect, possibly more, took off. they're not saying yet if the shooter was on foot or in a car. i do have calls in to san jose police. as soon as i hear from them, i'll let you know what they had to say. reporting live in san jose, christie smith, "today in the bay." a follow-up to a story we've been closely covering all week. the couple found driving the car of a woman murdered in hercules are both being held in washington state where they were arrested earlier. darnell recently escaped from a southern california prison. the couple was driving a car that belonged to susie ko, a hercules teacher who was found dead inside of her home. investigators are still trying to figure out how the couple got the clear. it is not clear whether the washington will be charged with ko's murder. the ex-marine accused of killing his two neighbors during an argument in vallejo last week is expected in court today.

65-year-old martin honiger is scheduled to be arraigned in fairyfield this afternoon. police believe he shot and killed two neighbors during a political argument the same day as last week's presidential debate. he hid in his home for an hour before police were able to find and arrest him. a vice mayor has been convicted of stealing money from an insurance client on the peninsula. joe medrano found guilty yesterday. prosecutors say medrano acted as an insurance broker and collected a $159,000 premium but never forwarded that payment to his parent company. medranno is running from clayton city council. if he is re-elected, the council could decide to challenge whether he is fit for office and have him removed. medrano will have his sentencing in court in december. meteorologist christina loren joining us now. she is talking about what i

notice you call sweater weather. >> indeed it is. sweater weather has returned. good morning to you, jon and marla, good morning to you at home. taking a live look here at san jose, it's hard to tell by this picture. we have completely overcast conditions out there and i'm expecting more rain unfortunately in the heart of your morning rush hour. have no fear, mike and myself will guide you through it. 55 in san francisco, 55 to start in napa and it's chilly out there in places like san jose. 54 degrees. you may have had to kick on that heater for the first time when we were just running that ac last week with record heat. so our ever-changing weather pattern continues. let's stop the clock on your futurecast because we're not getting a whole lot of activity right now when it comes to showers. you can see here getting a fair amount of shower activity, also all the way out through the east bay. we stop that clock for you again at 10:00 a.m. an showers continue to linger. we'll have the best chance between 10:00 and noon for those showers in the south bay.

yeah, highs are not going to be all that warm. 69 in santa teresa, 67 in san jose and right around 63 in san francisco. i want to help you make those weekend plans, pumpkin festival at half moon bay, also oktoberfest. i'll be attending that in campbell. 5:07. let's see how your busy your drive is with mike. >> right now you're okay, it's friday. we tend to see a later build but we do have a traditional rush hour still. stick with us. a look at oakland, 880 past the coliseum, you're starting to see just a little more traffic flowing northbound but no major slowing at the coliseum. just north of high street we will go up towards 980 and in both directions we have construction crews still remaining and possibly reports of depbris on the northbound side. we'll track that. 24 towards the caldecott tunnel, on the approach there's still a

road crew there as well. we'll take a look at the altamont pass as well. the traffic flow slows for westbound 80 into livermore but overlaying the contour data, you have wet pavement for 580 and that may cause an additional issue for your driving. here coming over the bay, the san mateo bridge on the peninsula side this time, a smooth drive. back to you. while giants faithful are feeling the magic, sharks fans feeling a little extra pain as a result of that nhl lockout. we have a live look at the hp pavilion. tonig the first game was supposed to be monday. the league has cancelled all games through october 24th. if a bargaining agreement is not in place by next week, more games could be and likely will be cancelled. all is not lost for local hockey fans. the san francisco bulls have their home opener tonight. that game is said to drop the

puck at 7:15. the bulls are a pro hockey team on the miles per hour league level. the bulls are to the sharks as the san jose giants are to the san francisco giants. 5:09. still to come, we break down last night's vice presidential debate and get some candidate grades from a debate expert. plus the biggest tech ipo since facebook happens today. we'll take a look coming up in business news. but you can always do something nice for your car. chevron with techron. care for your car.

welcome back. at 5:11 now to decision 2012 we go. the first and only vice presidential debate is in the books, a lot different than the presidential debate. this time the candidates, they came out swinging. melan teaches debate at st.

claira university. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you, marla. >> if joe biden and paul ripe we were in your class which grade would you give them? >> i'd give them both a b plus. i think they both did a pretty strong job for their campaign's platform. stylewise, they both made some mistakes. joe biden was quite aggressive, perhaps to some people too aggressive. some of the commentary this morning indicates that he may have been seen as being rude at times. on the other hand, i think paul ryan probably needed to take control a little more of his speaking time and also get his points across without being interrupted. >> and did this debate really in your opinion do anything to sway voters? >> doubtful, doubtful. i would say if you're a committed democrat voter, you enjoyed the fiesty antics of biden. if you're a committed republican voter you thought ryan looked sort of presidential and at least didn't make any major

gaffes so i doubt it changed anybody's mind. >> in terms of debate etiquette, i noticed there was a lot of interruptions on both sides from biden and from ryan. how do you think that fared with voters? >> yeah, if i were the coach of either candidate, i would have said don't interrupt each other while they're speaking. don't roll your eyes, don't smirk, don't laugh. but unfortunately these kind of debates are not sort of the typical academic debates that we coaches work with. so the campaign clearly told joe and paul to take the gloves off and have a fiesty little round and entertain the people who are going to vote for them anyhow. really i doubt if it changed anybody's minds in the middle. >> my last question for you, professor, what about the moderator? that role is very important in the debate. what did you think of her? >> i thought martha raddatz did a terrific job.

she was much more aggressive in her questioning and tried getting the candidates to really clarify what they were talking about and to be specific, which in the first debate i think things did get out of control. but in this debate martha raddatz i thought was definitely on top of what was going on. >> i happen to agree with you. all right, professor, thanks again for your time. both energizing their bases. but here's a little something we've never said about a debate before. while biden and ryan were arguing, the presidency was busy retweeting. >> retweeting. that's republishing others comments on twitter. the president did it last night while watching the debates. now, a retweet from the president is a pretty big endorsement. among the comments he retweeted, a blog called up worthy, which commented on moderator martha raddatz tough question. you recall she said do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and

that's why you will not tell voters? now, upworthy, this blog, then had the class not to spend the whole night tweeting about how the president retweeted them, which is what i would have done. turning to stocks, the new york stock exchange this morning pleasanton-based work day starts trading shares after pricing them at $28 last night. that will give the company $637 million. that's the biggest tech ipo since facebook. let's check the other news before the bell. for that we turn to courtney reagan live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, courtney. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you, scott. futures are a touch higher after stocks ended mostly flat thursday. early cheer over a drop in unemployment filings faded late in the day. we'll get data on producer prices and consumer sentiment. jpmorgan reporting earnings very strong today beating the street record erngz in fact. the dow slipped 18 points to 13,326. the nasdaq fell two points to

3049. scott. >> thank you, courtney. well, in more serious news, when somebody is shot to death on or near oakland's international boulevard as eight people have been in the last ten days, detectives know there will be many eyewitnesses but little cooperation, which is why jon and marla, oakland recently announced an anonymous tip i text system. we'll do that after "meet the press." jon and marla, this is sunday morning. >> very good, scott. always compelling stuff. thank you very much. here's something you don't see every day. a combination of heavy rain and soggy soil causing a huge tree to fall right on top of two parked cars. that's going to leave a mark. an office worker shot that video from right across the street. the good news, nobody was in either vehicle at the time so the only real pain was felt by

the metal of the automobiles. >> timber! meteorologist christina loren is here with a look at the friday forecast. starting off chilly. >> yeah, but it's friday. let's keep everything in perspective. that's right, it is friday, you made it this far. baseball might have you a little sleepless in the bay area over the course of the past week, but that giants flag -- look at that, they took the a's flag down, but the giants flag still holding strong this morning. getting a little pickup from some winds that are going to intensify as we head throughout the day today. area of low pressure is still bringing us showers. 55 degrees in sonoma, we're at 55 to start you out in napa and novato, chilly 54 degrees there, same for san jose. as we head throughout the morning hours, this band of moisture is headed right towards us so i think it will move in especially between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00. as we head throughout the second half of your day, we'll start to see some improvement. this big area of low pressure will start to head to the south. why is that?

well, we've got a cold front on the way. it's taking its time and will move towards us over the course of the next 48 hours. that will bring a much drier and clearer pattern and you'll get more sunshine today than you did yesterday. i bumped your numbers up by one or two degrees. gilroy 67 degrees, livermore about 71 degrees, 67 degrees in fremont and the east shore staying nice and cool. our oakland a's, unfortunately guys you didn't make it but we've got your back for next season and you sure did give it your hearts. giants are still in it to win it. of course we are the proud broadcast home of the san francisco giants so we'll have all the action right here on nbc bay area as we head through the next couple weeks. boy, oh boy, is it getting exciting. saturday into sunday temperatures start to warm up. we'll be close to 90 degrees by wednesday, so you'll be able to pull out that summer wardrobe at least for a couple days. then toward the end of next week we get another area of low pressure so we'll talk about more showers. things will continue to change as they always do on the

highway. let's check with mike. >> starting to get a little more popular place to be. first i want to point out the south bay overall looks pretty smooth but we have a couple of issues. christie is at a shooting overnight at rogers just over 101 and 880. that does not affect brokaw, all on and off-ramps are open. bob is at a two-alarm fire at union just south of 85. the union on and off ramps are okay and so is highway 85. now, with the south bay moving smoothly, i want to talk about a little farther north. looking through palo alto, an easy drive all the way past willow and up into the city. 101, 280, no delays. but the rain will hit 280 much of the morning commute so keep that in mind if you're heading through those beautiful hills over there. another look shows you the north bay, southbound 101 no delays. we're picking up some company here at the curves at terra linda. the bay bridge getting a few more cars.

i do have more updates on that accident in oakland and will give you the details coming up soon. 5:20. just last week dozens were injured in two separate train accidents miles from each other in the central valley. here in the bay area from b.a.r.t. to caltrain, tracks are everywhere. investigative reporter elise kirschner takes a look at what's being done to make sure they are safe. >> reporter: yeah, we found local railways spend millions every year to prevent tragedy, but despite those efforts, it's still happening and there's no easy solution to stop it. >> they'll stand right in front of the train and wait for it to come. >> reporter: it's a reality of the job for those at the helm of the train. >> once you see them, there's basically nothing you can do. it's already too late. >> reporter: they're not the only ones impacted. take this caltrain crash back in may. a man walking along the rails in south san jose was hit and killed by a 200-ton train,

halting service for nearly an hour. the federal railroad administration tracks accidents happening on interstate rail lines. since 2004, nearly 900 people have died in california, about a seventh of those happened in the bay area. the problem isn't just interstate rail lines. we looked at our local commuter rails. since 2004, more than 200 people have died. >> do you think that it can ever be completely prevented? >> well, i don't know the answer to that. i would hope soechlt. i would certainly hope so. as i said before, safety is a community issue. >> reporter: we also discovered most of those who died on our tracks were trespassing. and for the first time this year, there were more trespasser deaths in our state than in any other. we'll have more on this difficult issue later tonight in our full investigation, including a breakdown on where

the most tragedies are happening on our local commuter rail lines. elise kirschner, nbc bay area news. it is 5:22 right now. coming up, maybe this should be nasa's next target. the planet researchers say is one giant diamond. >> i'll take part in that research project. >> i knew you would. how about this, this is a project. this is moving the shuttle "endeavour" across the streets of los angeles. this is a live look. we will have a full report coming up. ah.

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it's 5:24, good morning. the child safety foundation started by a bay area man will be helping parents and kids learn how to stay safe. the klaas kids print-a-that you know will be held today in san

jose. parents can bring their kids to have their fingerprints and photographs added to a national collection so they can be identified if they ever go missing. parents and kids can also learn important safety tips, michelle le's brother and mark klaas will attend this event. get ready to pay more at the post office. next year the price of a first class stamp will go up one penny to 46 cents. the cash-strapped postal service is expected to lose close to a record $15 billion this year. the postal service will also start offering a global forever stamp which customers can use to send letters anywhere in the world for a set price of $1.10. they say diamonds are a girl's best friend and scient t scientists may have found a planet full of them. scientists from yale say the rocky planet is 40 light years away and about twice the size of earth. it is estimated to be about 3900

degrees fahrenheit and likely covered in graphite and diamonds rather than water and granite. researchers say this is their first glimpse at a rocky planet with a fundamentally different chemistry than earth. >> did a little research and it's about the size of neptune. for all you guys of thinking to fly out there for a christmas gift, it's 40 million light years away. a long ways. >> i call it planet bling. >> how about planet dream. bliss. christina loren are you ready for a few diamonds in the weather forecast. >> all i ask is a qz, a big one. we've got a lot of shower activity headed our way and those ban of rain are getting closer and closer to the south bay. let me zoom in and you can see the western-facing slopes surrounding san jose starting to get wet. we're expecting these showers to

intensify the next two hours. let's check your drive with mike. we'll track your commute as it's affected by the weather as well. 880 affected by an accident. earlier reports of debris here at the coliseum. it's smooth, picking up the volume but north of there an accident south 880 and 23rd. you see the slowdown approaching the area. we'll end with this shot and warn you there's a traffic break going on right now heading down towards 23rd. we'll give you an update in a few. 5:27. still to come on "today in the bay" the newest information on our new breaking news stories happening in the south bay. >> a house fire near highway 85 and a homicide investigation going on in san jose. we'll have live reports coming up next.

>> reporter: at this hour san jose police investigating the city's 37th homicide. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you where it happened and who was shot, coming up. >> reporter: a devastating house

fire here in san jose sends the two people who live here to the hospital with burns. i'm bob redell. we'll update you on their condition coming up. and we're not out of the woods just yet when it comes to showers this morning. get ready for a slick commute. we'll show you where they're coming down and where they're headed, coming up. and i also have an accident and a traffic break to talk about for oakland so the nimitz already getting busy. we'll give you that coming up. giving you a live look, san francisco embarcadero. pretty busy for 5:30 in the morning on this friday, october 12th. this is "today in the bay." it is 5:30. happy friday, everybody. good morning, thank you very much for joining us, i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. we begin with breaking news out of san jose. a house fire is burning right now. firefighters are on the scene and two people sent to the hospital. this broke out at a home on carlton avenue just before 4:00

this morning. that's near union avenue and close to los gatos memorial park. bob redell is live at the scene with the very latest. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. within the past 15 minutes, san jose's fire department has declared a knockdown on this single story home fire. it started just before quarter to 4:00 this morning. we just spoke with a relative of the married couple who lives at what used to be their home here on carlton avenue. that relative describes this as gut-wrenching not only because of what you see but because his brother-in-law and brother-in-law's wife were burned. the man had burns to his head. both of them have been taken to the hospital. in spite of that, though, in spite of the burns, they were walking and talking when they left and are expected to survive. >> i just got a call around 4:00 this morning. brother-in-law was pretty freaked out. said his house was on fire and he had been burned.

you know, obviously sounded pretty freaked out. and at that point it was just a matter of getting over here and seeing if we could help out. >> reporter: a neighbor says they heard some popping sounds around quarter to 4:00 this morning. when they came out to see what happens going on, a short time after they saw the smoke and the fire. according to the brother-in-law, it appears this might have started in the kitchen. that's his take from talking to his relative, so the fire department, they have an arson investigator inside trying to figure out if that is in fact the case. a couple of challenges in fighting this fire, there was live ammunition inside that the man who lives here notified the fire department about, so the firefighters had to actually keep their distance. if you're to look up, they did have a hose that was squirting water on the fire but their angle was obstructed because of those power lines. that also made it very difficult. so basically during this firefight, san jose's fire department had to assume a defensive posture.

and for a good 45 minutes when we were here, it seemed like they had it knocked down and it would flare back up. knocked down and flare back up. they have declared a knockdown, although we can still see some smoke and embers so they are definitely spraying water on this. for the most part the fire is out and unfortunately it has destroyed this home. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." now to that developing story in san jose where a homicide investigation is under way right now. this all happened on rogers avenue near the 880/101 interchange. we are expecting an update from police any minute. christie smith has an update on what's happening out there. christ christie, good morning. >> reporter: excellent timing. a police spokesperson just walked up so we're going to go ahead and talk with him, albert morales. good morning. can you walk us through what happened. we know a man shot, we've seen investigators going in and out of this business here. what do you know? >> earlier this morning at

approximately 1:46 hours -- 1:46 a.m., sorry, police received a phone call of a man who had been shot in the 1700 block of rogers avenue. when police arrived, they located an adult male who was suffering from at least one gunshot wound. that victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. currently we have no suspects in custody. we don't know what the motive and what led to the shooting. investigators are currently interviewing witnesses and we do have patrol officers out looking for possible leads to the events. >> reporter: any suspect description? >> right now we're not releasing any of that information, it's an ongoing information. we do have officers and investigators out there still looking for clues and additional witnesses. >> reporter: okay. we understand, i spoke with one officer earlier, he said this is alo bar. did the shooting happen inside or outside?

>> i was informed that the shooting happened outside. so unsure whether the victim was a patron there or not. again, those details will probably be revealed later. >> reporter: of course asking anyone who knows anything to go ahead and give police a call. >> yes, of course. anybody who was here, please give homicide detectives a call with any information. >> reporter: thanks so much for speaking with us. so that's the latest from here. reporting live in san jose, christie smith, "today in the bay." also new this morning, another trash bin fire in west san jose. this marks the tenth one over the past three weeks. fire officials say that bin was set on fire last night close to delna manor lane. that fire we can report is out. nobody was hurt and also good news, very little damage there. there was a fire in that very same area also wednesday night. firefighters say they believe this is in fact arson and they are right now looking for anybody with information. 5:35. the parents of a young hayward girl who disappeared 24 years

ago will have to wait weeks to find out if their daughter has finally been found. investigators say dna testing on a bone fragment pulled from a lindon well in february will take a while to complete. they're testing it to see if it belonged to 9-year-old michaela garecht. they initially thought it belonged to 16-year-old joanne hobson. but when it was retested, scientists determined it belonged to a person younger than her daughter. the well in lindon was a dumping ground for the speed freak killers. earlier this year one of them told investigators where to find the bodies of their victims. it is 5:36 right now. let's check things out weatherwise. meteorologist christina loren here to tell us what's happening heading to the weekend. >> heading into the weekend, that's right. you made it to friday. you know what, there's a lot happening around here as we get into this weekend. the very famous pumpkin festival in half moon bay.

your official forecast on the way. we want to start with that beautiful clear shot of the bay bridge this morning. that fog not yet a factor, likely becoming more of a 4 and we've got showers on the radar. 55 degrees to start you out in napa and san francisco. headed towards a really comfortable day today, especially in the extreme east bay. we'll only end up in the 70s but we still have this very pesky system the next 48 hours. right now those showers are pushing into the bay area. gilroy to hollister, the pacheco pass this morning, slick conditions out there. those showers will intensify an move north throughout the next four to five hours. we'll talk about that coming up. what that means for your city, how much you're expecting. 70 degrees at 4 p.m. inland, 67 bayside and 64 at the coast. mike is busy already and it's a friday. >> yeah, you know but don't relax too much if you're driving through oakland because i've

been tracking this accident. 880 moves smoothly past the coliseum but let me show you on the maps what's not so move. this is the southbound side approaching 23rd. an accident blocks two, maybe three lanes and they just finished running a traffic break. it sounds like we might have flares blocking off one of the lanes. still getting more details from chp as the situation continues to change. we also have more slowing just coming off of the 580/238 interchange but that's pretty typical for a friday. across the san mateo bridge, smooth drive there. on the peninsula side, we'll look over at the foster city side and end with this shot. there is moisture in the air. the peninsula getting some sprinkles this morning, back to you. 5:38. elation and disappointment for bay area baseball fans. the giants, they are moving on but the oakland a's magical run in the playoffs is over. >> you know, i have no regrets. went out there and played hard. just a masterful performance over there on the other side.

>> there's 25 guys, this coaching staff -- 25 guys plus that you could say single handedly brought baseball back to oakland. >> jonny gomes from petaluma, love him. a's fans certainly agree the team played hard but game five went to the detroit tigers. oakland allowed four runs in the seventh inning and only managed four hits in the entire game. regardless, a's fans treated the team to a standing ovation and many say they are already looking forward to next season. in case you missed it, the giants pulled off an amazing comeback in the nl division series. the giants the first team to win an nl division series when down 2-0. sergio romo celebrating like crazy. they wait for the winner of the cardinals/nationals series. if the cardinals win tonight, the giants have home field advantage and would fly back to san francisco. but if the nationals win, the giants would play in washington. either way, the first game is on

sunday. the time, to be determined. >> what people at home didn't get the pleasure of seeing was when they got that grand slam yesterday, marla was dancing like sergio out there. it was impressive. >> i was. i don't know how to do that. >> it was a good effort. the one and only vice presidential debate is now over. we will have the hulighlights a analysis coming up next. plus the shuttle "endeavour" hits the road slowly. a live report from l.a. coming up. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ too bad the guys aren't here

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now to decision 2012 and that morning those reviews are in after a vice presidential debate that absolutely changed the tempo and upped that ante in the white house. our very own jay gray is live in washington, d.c., today. jay, it was clear, no doubt about it from the very start this one had a very different tone with the guys going at it. >> reporter: there's no question about that, jon, good to talk to you this morning. they knew this was their one chance in front of undecided

voters and they started throwing punches from the start of this debate and intensity, that energy lasted for the full 90 minutes. oftentimes they were interrupting each other during the discussion. they were very pointed in their points with each other. and really called out the top of the ticket on either side. this was something that both men came into looking to accomplish different goals. and while the analysts will debate over who won and you always have a split on who won a debate, there's no way to really determine that, what they will say is vice president biden came in needing to up that energy that we talked about, needing to really recover after what many analysts called a lackluster, disengaged debate by president obama in the first presidential debate. and then you had paul ryan, who didn't want to dampen any of the enthusiasm, the romney ticket really see a bounce coming out of that first debate. they wanted to keep that

momentum rolling. and the first blush this morning as the dust has settled, it looks like most of the pundits agree each of the men accomplished at least part of those goals. >> all right. jay gray, appreciate the update. the presidential one happens on tuesday. thank you very much. now for a look at what this debate means for the election, we are joined by a professor at santa clara university who teaches debate. thanks for your time. >> thank you, marla. >> we spoke to you a little earlier and you gave each candidate, joe biden and paul ryan, a b plus in terms of their performance. joe biden came out a lot differently than president obama did in the presidential debate last week. do you think that this is a new tone for the campaign? >> absolutely. i think president obama is going to try and build on the energy and aggressiveness that joe biden showed last night. obviously being the president, he can't do some of the things that joe biden did in terms of interruptions and laughing and rolling his eyes, but certainly

he can be more aggressive, he he can actually be much more aggressive in trying to pin down governor romney in terms of details, like the tax plan, social security. and that's what he's going to try to do in this next debate. >> looking ahead, what do the president and mitt romney need to do respectively to get that edge? >> governor romney is going to repeat the mantra of jobs, jobs, jobs. that's clearly the republican campaign's key issue. he's also going to have to try and look like a concerned, involved leader. not an elitist, not someone who's a millionaire, distanced from the average man. i think as i mentioned, president obama will try to be more aggressive. i think president obama is going to try to explain that he inherited a mess, that he's done the best job he can and he deserves another chance. >> certainly we will see what happens on tuesday, the next

presidential debate. thanks so much for your insight. >> thank you, marla. happening right now, this one is a sight to be scene. the shuttle "endeavour" on the move very slowly through the streets of los angeles. this one getting ready to make a 12-mile trek in its final -- actually to its final home to the california science center. annette ariola is live in l.a. with a look at what people are calling endeavour mission 26. got a nice ring to it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. yeah, mission number 26, i can tell you that it was absolutely amazing to witness "endeavour" embarking on this very last mission. it cleared the gates out of l.a.x. at 2:00 a.m. this morning. we want to go ahead and show you a live picture of the shuttle making its way through the streets of los angeles right now. we do know that there was a slight delay at the tarmac. they had a problem with the trailer hauling it. there was a gap between the

metal plates underneath it but after it was fixed, the groeen light was giving to keep on moving. it's been inching its way very slowly. the title weight of the shuttle combined with the trailer is about 300,000 pounds. that's the equivalent of what a boeing 767 weighs. now after being flown over 120 million miles during 25 missions, "endeavour's" last journey is just a 13-mile trek that will take two days to complete. the craft is traveling at about 2 miles an hour. they're being very cautious, making sure that they avoid any bumps along the road, treating it with a very, very great deal of care. people out here as you can imagine very excited to see "endeavour" going through lots of our neighborhoods. it's a historic moment and we will have another report for you guys coming up in the 6:00 hour.

reporting live near l.a.x., now back to you. >> all right, annette, thank you very much. moving 12 miles in 48 hours in l.a., pretty typical. >> no kidding. you would know. it was windy down in los angeles. it looks like it's cold there too. >> yeah, they're getting the same system we've been dealing with. they saw quite a bit more precipitation down there. mammoth got quite a bit of snowfall. first let's start what's happening right here, right now. san jose looking good. overcast conditions above and showers are intensifying down in the south bay right now so give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. 51 degrees in sonoma, we are at 54 in san jose. santa cruz is at 53 degrees. it's rare to get that cool in santa cruz without showers and that's definitely the case this morning. you have that rain-cooled air down south. as we zoom in, you can see watch out for slick conditions along 101 morgan hill to gilroy. now, in addition to the showers that are coming down, we have some heavy fog and drizzle

developing at the coast so it's one of though mornings you want to give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safety. here's our weather maker all the way from north to southern california getting quite a bit of shower activity. it looks like this will take a hike the second half of the day. a didngood-looking cold front w clear us out and dry us out and keep your temperatures nice and mild. when it comes to the future track of these storms and what we're expecting this morning, isolated thunderstorms and showers about sis:6:a.m. from p alto. by noon, that's when you start to feel the improvement. highs today will be rather comfortable. sdmi 69 in los gatos, 67 in san jose and 63, you might be using your heater already in san francisco. as we head throughout the upcoming weekend, we'll get a few isolated showers saturday morning. not much, mostly at the coast. sunday into monday our temperatures rise up into the 80s, the upper 80s, close to 90

degrees on wednesday. let's find out how your drive is doing with mike. >> we're watching for the effects of that rain your talking about. mist and some drizzle, so just be careful, especially those on and off-ramps. this is north 280 towards 880, that way and 17 that way. we'll show you the overview of the south bay and this is the same interchange we were looking that way but now we're looking at the entire commute. it's a smooth drive with just that first burst showing a slowdown north 101 from 680 up to 880. a pretty typical pattern, yes, even on a friday. a little lighter and later for the build but you'll still have your jam northbound through san jose. westbound 580 coming out of the altamont pass, a pretty typical drive for the tri-valley as well. i'm showing you where we saw a lot of wet pavement and wet hills reported and it looks like things have calmed down. more coming into our area, so prepare for that. still, southbound 880, we have two lanes blocked. the sig alert continues at 23rd.

an accident reported in lanes and they can't clear that so there's some flares. a good deal of distraction coming south. from our oakland camera, northbound at high street we start to see the slowdown approaching 23rd. new this morning, the nobel peace prize has been awarded to the european union. the nobel peace prize committee making its announcement early this morning. the committee cited the union's contributions to human rights and continued peace in europe since it was established after world war ii. the committee dismissed the european union's current economic troubles stating those concerns were separate from the work the union has done t promote peace between european countries. the time now is 5:51. coming up, call it a congressional throwdown. two california representatives go head to head in a debate and this one almost comes to blows. we'll show you coming up next. plus it's gadget friday. we have a portable keyboard.

we'll find out coming up.

how about a political smackdown. a southern california congressman taking some heat after getting pretty rough during a debate with a fellow congressman. all right. that is brad sherman who threw his arm around howard berman in this youtube clip, a little too close for comfort there after the two had been debating about the dream act. berman stepped back. the debate organizer and sheriff's deputy had to step in. the congressmen are running against each other for re-election this november due to

redistricting. a spokes noon shman for sherman regrets the incident but denies he was trying to start anything. >> this is called the magic cube and it's made right here in the south bay. it is a keyboard. take a look at the video. the laser there on the desk, you can barely see it. see the red? isn't that cool? it projects an image of a keyboard on any surface and uses a bluetooth connection to talk to the iphone or ipad or android phone. it actually works. it's $179. it's wireless with a rechargeable battery. i was just sort of playing with this trying to see if i could get -- there it is. >> can i come type on you? >> yes, you may come type on me. hospitals are actually looking at it because it's sanitary. when you think about it, when a

nurse comes into the room and types on the keyboard and touches you and types on the keyboard. the keyboards if you ever turn them upside down are disgusting. but if you could put it across a desk and then wipe it off, that would be much easier. so portable and battery operated and don't shoot the laser in your eye. no, it's fine. $179. made right here in the south bay. >> that thing is awesome. very featuristic. i want to try that later. christina loren, what's going on? >> rule of thumb for everybody in life, don't shoot the laser in your eye. good morning to you, some showers coming down out there. nothing heavy just yet. we are expecting a slick morning commute, though, as showers are creeping up from south to north and mostly along the east side of the bay area. 70 degrees inland, 67 bayside and 64 at the coast. if you missed summer, we have a warmup on the way. close to 90 in parts of the bay area. we'll show you one coming up. let's check on our drive. our highway man busy this

morning. >> we typically expect a lighter friday but it's not and we have rain coming in as well. a lot of headlights. let me show you the backup at the toll plaza as well. we have the cash lanes backing up and may see metering lights early for a friday because of a stall on the early deck. the map shows you where it is. not a lot of slowing approaching but we have a sig alert south 880. you have two lanes blocked so be careful of this as well. 5:57. still ahead, breaking news, a fire at a popular san francisco restaurant. we'll have the latest details coming up. ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait original are now made with no high fructose corn syrup. and why we use only natural colors and natural flavors in yoplait original. so, anything else we can do for you, let us know. but you'll keep it to yogurt, right?

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